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The Originals

2013–2018 · 5 seasons · 92 episodes · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

The Vampire Diaries spin-off that follows the Mikaelsons, a family of millennia-old, power-hungry vampires who want to reclaim the city they built, New Orleans, and dominate all those who have wronged them.

8.2IMDb · 163k votes

The Vampire Diaries spin-off that follows the Mikaelsons, a family of millennia-old, power-hungry vampires who want to reclaim the city they built, New Orleans, and dominate all those who have wronged them.

Best season: 8.7; Season 3. Weakest is season 5, at 8.5
Top episode: 9.5; S1 E22 · From a Cradle to a Grave
Lowest episode: 8.0; S5 E4 · Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Finale: 8.6; ±0.0 against the show's 8.6 average

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IMDb rating of every The Originals episode, by season and episode number
	Episode 1	Episode 2	Episode 3	Episode 4	Episode 5	Episode 6	Episode 7	Episode 8	Episode 9	Episode 10	Episode 11	Episode 12	Episode 13	Episode 14	Episode 15	Episode 16	Episode 17	Episode 18

Season 1	8.2	8.5	8.6	8.5	8.7	8.7	8.5	8.8	8.4	8.6	8.9	8.5	8.7	8.8	8.8	9.0	8.2	8.2	8.4	8.7	9.3	9.5
Season 2	8.8	8.6	8.4	8.7	8.8	8.7	8.5	8.6
Season 3	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.6	8.5	8.6	8.4	8.6
Season 4	8.9	8.8	8.6	8.6	8.2	8.2	8.4	8.5
Season 5	8.7	8.3	8.6	8.0	8.2	8.5	8.5	9.1